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Two Way Mirror

by charcolor

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1.
A broken vinyl record was left out in the rain Frayed by the crimson washing away Springtime flickered far too late Blinking so you'd wash away Naïvely breathing in a daydream A two-way mirror showed me forever Growing flowers from diamond seeds The clouds parted and showed me forever Ma chérie, ma chérie, ma chérie The mistress of the crows is long gone Ma chérie, ma chérie, ma chérie Leaving me alone in honey-painted walls Ma chérie, ma chérie, ma chérie The snow weaved a blanket of monochrome Ma chérie, ma chérie, ma chérie The butterflies never returned home An amethyst casket was hidden deep in the bay Doves sought treasure and washed away Summertime faded in your embrace If I spoke, you'd burn away Ma chérie, ma chérie, ma chérie The cold murder of crows is long gone Ma chérie, ma chérie, ma chérie A thousand years in honey-painted walls Ma chérie, ma chérie, ma chérie The snow dissolved into monochrome Ma chérie, ma chérie, ma chérie The butterflies had never been home Violin strings wrapped around the earth They fell to the sky and pierced the heavens The wings of doves hide in midnight They took to the sky and pierced the heavens The crows were sleeping in the clouds The lilies wilted, wanting to wait The honey melted in my palm The glass shattered, far too late Ma chérie, ma chérie, ma chérie The stars of garnet lit the way home Ma chérie, ma chérie, ma chérie Without you, I found my way home And that's how I know You could have never been forever, after all
2.
Would you have looked me in the eyes, And whispered dreams of paradise? In December I'd see my happy ending I hide in your blanket every night And write dreams where you'd been alright Could you have been my happy ending? Or was I only playing the fool again? I wondered if when you kissed me Your eyes were open shimmering with pity I wondered if when I said "I love you" You sipped on my venom and smiled through Would you have emptied me out on the side of the road? Like a worthless bottle of spoiled milk? Would you have left me for dead on the side of the road? If I lied for another year, would I have ever known? Would you have thrown away your puppetry of love As if I'd been a bottle of spoiled milk? Would you have ever told me that I could never be enough? Or did you throw it all away to keep me screaming in the dark? I wrote another letter, hoping you would reply And I poured myself another glass of spoiled milk Would you have wanted the knife To pierce deep through your spine? Would you have wanted my smile To spill more, more lies? Would you have emptied me out on the side of the road? Like a worthless bottle of spoiled milk? Would you have left me for dead on the side of the road? If I lied for another year, would I have ever known? Would you have thrown away your puppetry of love As if I had been a bottle of spoiled milk? Would you have ever told me that I could never be enough? Or did you throw it all away to keep me screaming in the dark? Would it have been because it was the only way? Would you have said "it's over" to my face? Is it because you would have rather run away? Or did the angels pry apart our hands knowing you couldn't stay? Would you have wanted to tell me your goodbyes? Would you have wanted me to have left you behind? I wrote another letter, knowing you won't reply And I poured myself another glass of spoiled milk
3.
At 11PM, I fall open on the floor And the owls listen in from behind my door At 11PM, the silence filled the floor And I heard it seeping through my bones A pulse I'd never known before Would you say that the world stops dead When we forget to close our eyes? Would you say that time still treads on, Wrapping ribbons around my lie? The shadows said to look and see There's nothing left inside of me The clouds of dust coated my teeth I swallow it eternally The stars told me that I was free And whited out my empathy I looked through all the pity And I know it's still 11PM At 11PM, there were whispers in the floor Full of words that don't matter anymore At 11PM, there was knocking on the door And I knew I was never really home It twisted throughout my bloodstream Spreading nitrogen throughout my body It sewed into my skin something Only I could ever read It scrambled my anatomy And filtered out my memory It cut away all of the strings That gave me any sort of meaning It filled the spaces with lilies To try to hide it was empty It bled into this entropy This nullified catastrophe It tore white feathers off of wings But they were only fantasy It lied to me, it lied to me, Lied that I'd ever been breathing Would you say that the world stops dead When they forget to close their eyes? Would you say that time still treads on, Wrapping ribbons around their lie? The shadows said to look and see And wonder who it's meant to be The clouds of dust coated their teeth They swallow it eternally The stars told them that they were free And whited out their empathy They looked through all the pity And they know it's still 11PM And if they see morning again They'll know it's still 11PM
4.
So lovely to be idiotic! Once again, I never understand! So lovely to be neurotic! Once again, I'm full of dread! So lovely, to be chaotic! So lovely, to be your alien! To live where my voice is wanted Where the echoes are my friends! And I'll shed another tear And I'll hide another fear And I'll wait another year And I'll find another fear La-li-la-li-la-li-la-lia It's always just too good to be true! A broken lucky charm like me No way I'm any good for you! La-li-la-li-la-li-la-lia Oh, I knew I'd mess up this one too! Give me one last look of pity And I'll claw away one more part of me! So lovely to be idiotic! Once again, I never understand! Oh, well, it's just so damn ironic Never mind, you'd never comprehend You normalities, don't you see you're one and the same? You call me colorful, and then paint me into gray! It's not my fault, you see, the skin's all broken up and red I'd like to save myself, but there'd be nothing in my head! La-li-la-li-la-li-la-lia It's always just too good to be true! A broken lucky charm like me No way I'm any good for you! La-li-la-li-la-li-la-lia Oh, I knew I'd mess up this one too! Tear away what I could've seen Forget I ever wanted you! La-li-la-li-la-li-la-lia Maybe we're all afraid of the truth A bleeding bad omen like me Look away, before I curse you! La-li-la-li-la-li-la-lia Maybe everything was made for you Tell me this world's too good for me And we'll claw away one more part of me! Ah, don't think I could give out much more Ah, don't think I'd ever really known Ah, don't think this world was made for Clingy paws and endless hysteria A constant stream of echolalia La-li-la-li-la-li-la-lia It's always just too good to be true! A broken lucky charm like me No way I'm any good for you! La-li-la-li-la-li-la-lia Oh, I knew I'd mess up this one too! Tear away what I could've seen Forget I ever wanted you! La-li-la-li-la-li-la-lia Don't you see I've done it all for you? Blunted down my fangs to your teeth Dulled my claws to gently grasp for you! La-li-la-li-la-li-la-lia I'll be born again, and mirror you Brand my brain from abnormality And we'll claw away one last part of me! Would you love me then, I wonder? Would you take me then, I wonder?
5.
With every step you take, it all becomes so clear The labyrinth can only lead to something you would dread With every lie you breathe, there's a truth you couldn't hear So keep quiet in the corner, and wait for the world to end Is there really anything about Everything you are, Anything but hollow laughter That's begging to be mocked? No, no, no, you never could be worthy of their love No, no, no, you made up your perfect little world No, no, no, you never will be worthy of their love No, no, no, you're self-absorbed, you're nothing but a joke You take every flower still alive and You draw smiles on their face And every time you watch one die, You bury it in blinded hate With everything you taint, it all becomes so clear The labyrinth can only lead to something you would dread Everything you've ever done follows you to the end Everyone you've ever hurt is waiting for your death You're nothing, you're nothing, you never could be loved Now the whole world knows you're broken and numb You're worthless, you're selfish, you're so fucking pathetic And it took you so long to realize what you've done You're full of sin and you're full of shame And you know no one else can take the blame You know you can never look them in the face A good-for-nothing coward with the perfect fate No, no, no, the only ones who dare to give you love Oh, no, no, no, the prison of your perfect little world No, no, no, you'll take this poison-dripping love In the balloon garden, you'll forget that you're a joke In the balloon garden, you'll forget that you were loved
6.
A single black rose was left over the casket (Try to break free, it'll cling to your decay) And the color was carried over the sunset (Breathe it in again and watch your beauty suffocate) So much adoration for such humiliation (It hollowed out your bones and it put your love to waste) How shameful it'd be to be your own damnation (It's sickening to know that this is all I'd ever crave) A nightmare called out to me Said "please, I'm sorry, let us be" I found my hands 'round her neck And saw the glow of rotting envy A nightmare called out to me Said "but I love you, endlessly" I found my hands 'round her neck Killing the light of rotten envy Maybe you'd rather drag me down Keep me captive underground But maybe you think it's okay If I watch your aura wilt away Maybe you'd rather I be found Drinking in your every sound And the path lines up anyway You'll still be reaching for my face I think I'd rather have blood on my hands Than be another puppet to your dance I can't say I miss you dearly Or that you could've run from your own undoing A ravenous angel followed the signs So many words gleaming in her eyes If only you knew heartbreak Was such a soft pain It didn't have to keep us bleeding You didn't have to keep me pleading Go on and tear the world to shreds Go on and cry when you see red Go ahead and play the fucking victim Maybe you'd rather drag me down Keep me captive underground But maybe you think it's okay If I watch your aura wilt away Maybe you'd rather I be found Drinking in your every sound And the path lines up anyway You'll still be reaching for my face I think I'm glad I have blood on my hands From your excuse of a tragic romance I can't say I didn't want to watch you die Or that I'd ever regret the tears in your eyes From the start, You had poisoned your own heart I don't want to know why You smiled as I took your life I swore I'd catch you if you'd fallen I'm yearning for what you'd forgotten I bled out to you, pleading I'd be Thriving through your twisted story What would you call morality? What would you call normality? Could I let you take the fall for me? It's all my fault I gave you mercy Maybe you'd rather drag me down Keep me captive underground But maybe you think it's okay If I watch your aura wilt away Maybe you'd rather I be found Drinking in your every sound And the path lines up anyway You'll still be reaching for my face I think I'm glad I have blood on my hands From your excuse of a tragic romance I can't say I miss you dearly Or that you could've run from your own undoing You're the one who made the game And you're the one who cast the die So rot in peace, valentine, Won't see you in the next life
7.
In the daylight, in the daylight, Their eyes are always watching For blemishes and blights Every evil in their sight In the spotlight, in the spotlight Their eyes are always watching You think you're safe 'til night But the clock's never been ticking (Hey. Hey. You get it, don't you? There's something in the air And we're the only ones who care Hey, hey, you're not worried, are you? Why would you be scared when the darkness disappears?) It's 1PM, and we're just getting started Don't worry 'bout our so-called dearly departed It's 1PM, there's nothing to fear There's nothing to see here, nothing to see here It's 1PM, and the party's getting started Don't worry 'bout the meaning of "dearly departed" It's 1PM, and you're not going anywhere Nothing to see here, no, nothing to see here You tore white feathers off of wings But they were only fantasy You lied to me, you lied to me, Lied that I'd ever been breathing For the one who laughs bitterly The sky breathes into your body For the one who cries so sweetly The stars bleed into your body It's 1PM, and we're just getting started Don't worry 'bout our so-called dearly departed It's 1PM, there's nothing to fear There's nothing to see here, nothing to see here It's 1PM, and the party's getting started Don't worry 'bout being my dearly departed It's 1PM, and we're not going anywhere Nothing to see here, no, nothing to see here Maybe I'm a devil child Choking God with seas of fury Kill me now and purify it Shatter me into your mercy Don'tcha worry 'bout a thing, my darling My blood runs with your life's beauty Don'tcha worry 'bout a thing, my darling Breathe into me love and mercy It's 1PM, and we're just getting started Don't worry 'bout our so-called dearly departed It's 1PM, there's nothing to fear There's nothing to see here, nothing to see here It's 1PM, and the party's getting started Don't worry 'bout being my dearly departed It's 1PM, and I'm not going anywhere Nothing to see here, no, nothing to see here It's 1PM, we're gonna be fine Oh, don'tcha worry 'bout a thing, my darling It's 1PM, let's wipe another tear I'll be right here, I'll always be here It's 1PM, and you'll be alright Oh, don'tcha worry 'bout a thing, my darling It's 1PM, and I love you dearly I'm already here, we'll always be here
8.
Day by day, it's just the same My body's not perfected To keep it always changing I've got to be dissected Chop me up, quarter to nine Grow out what I've digested Serve myself at dinnertime Devour my reflection Flavored so disdainfully Acids mutate it to beauty Swallow it so painfully It's all that can keep me happy My stomach lining, through the night, Painted over the bedroom mirror A truly horrendous morning sight To clean up with rusted cleavers More, give me more, can't you see I'm starving? Feed my fingers on a platter and top it off with bones Again, try again, I won't stop until it's right! Force it all down my dried-up throat, one by one and More, give me more, can't you see I'm starving? Give me that beautiful ironic sensation Again, try again, 'cause I still can't get it right! I'll feast on everything for my salvation There's only so much of me That I can bear to eat My recycled limbs are getting blander But I can't let this addiction waver I can't think of anything-- My teeth are craving-- I have to satisfy my-- Come closer, I wanna try-- More, give me more, can't you see I'm starving? Tear open a carcass and spoon it up with bones Again, try again, I won't stop until it's right! Vivid heartbeats down my bloody throat, one by one and More, give me more, can't you see I'm starving? Give me that beautiful sadistic sensation Again, try again, 'cause I still can't get it right! I'll feast on everything for my salvation Gluttony? Oh, now it's gluttony? I can't taste your dying pleas Over your deep hatred of me You haven't seen What I have to be You all want to be pleased, but There's no possibility You don't seem To understand The beholder's eye is bleeding And your people never cared It's too late I can't be saved But if mine's in so much decay, I'll gladly eat up your brain! My stomach lining, through the night, Painted over the bedroom mirror A truly horrendous morning sight To clean up with rusted cleavers You want to call me insatiable? You want to try to stop me? You really think my lifeline's wasteful? All I'll need is your body! More, give me more, can't you see I'm starving? Give me all your pieces and season them with pity Again, try again, I won't stop until it's right! I'll bite into your skull and feel your moral purity! More, give me more, can't you see I'm starving? Your veins under my skin are giving me such elation Again, try again, 'cause I still can't get it right! I'll feast on everything for my salvation I'll feast on everything for my salvation I'll feast on everyone for our salvation
9.
They say reality hides in our dreams Then somewhere I'd find that I'm the monster And if I mended the cracks in my body I'd bring life to my evil shadow I've broken my porcelain, melted it to nothing I wouldn't want you to feel that horror Don't you fret now, I've found my peace Pay no mind to the gleaming of the two way mirror I awoke in early afternoon From a dream, from déja vu I feared that I'd be more like you Something falling prey to your truth I closed my eyes in early morning Fleeing the sun as it was rising If there were light, my catastrophe Would come out of shadows and torment me My memory They say reality hides in our dreams Then somewhere I'd find that I'm the monster And if I mended the cracks in my body I'd bring life to my evil shadow I've broken my porcelain, melted it to nothing I wouldn't want you to feel that horror Don't you fret now, I've found my peace Pay no mind to the gleaming of the two way mirror If those nightmares caught me in their fear I'd be the demon, I'd be the monster There's no worry now that you're here Pay no mind to the woman in the two way mirror

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a collection of remasters of my songs + one new short song just for this album!

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released August 17, 2020

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charcolor Rhode Island

22 ☆ they/it/he/she ☆ i try my best ☆ i'm lesbian
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